Description

The V2500 is the Rolls-Royce offering in the 22,000 to 33,000lb thrust class.

The product of IAE International Aero Engines AG, a successful multi-national consortium led by senior shareholders Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney, together with JAEC and MTU Aero Engines, the engine is available for the popular A319, A320, A321 and Airbus Corporate Jetliner aircraft. The V2500 also powers the now out of production Boeing MD-90.

Offering up to four per cent better fuel-burn performance than alternatives, the V2500 achieves improved payload and range while reducing airline fuel bills. Superior performance retention leading to longer on-wing life is also a characteristic of the engine.

The V2500's noise and emissions levels are well within both current limits and proposed future limits, offering an operation that is less damaging to the environment as well as being less expensive to airlines. V2500-powered aircraft are well inside today's statutory noise limits and below any proposed future noise limitations. The V2500 is the environmental leader in its class with lowest overall emissions.

In 1999, the first V2500-A1 Phoenix Standard engine entered service. The Phoenix Standard updates the original -A1 engine with the latest 'hot section' technology from today's -A5 engine to extend the on-wing life of the -A1 and reduce maintenance costs by, typically, 25 per cent. In the second half of 2008, the new build standard – SelectOneTM – will enter service. When combined with the V2500SelectSM aftermarket package, the new standard will offer further fuel savings, even lower emissions, increased time on wing and lower maintenance costs.

In addition to standard ratings, IAE also offers the V2527E and V2527M ratings. The V2527E is an enhanced rating for the A320, which provides additional thrust at high altitude airports. The V2527M rating is used on A319 airliners and the A319 based Airbus Corporate Jetliner to enhance payload and range capabilities.